Blagovesta Nikolova obtained her PhD in Political philosophy in 2013 from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. She has been pursuing her research interests in two main thematic directions – the transformation of foresight under the burden of increasing uncertainty, and the prospects of ethical governance of new and emerging technologies. Those two considerations conflate in her monograph – “The RRI Challenge: Responsibilization in a State of Tension with Market Regulation” (2019), where she explores the potential of the EU-promoted concept of Responsible Research and Innovation, and traces the built-in controversies and impediments before its meaningful implementation.

Dr. Nikolova has been published in respected international journals (ex. Society, Time & Society, EJFR, Security Dialogue) and has participated in international academic fora, devoted to the problem of Science, Technology and Society (ex. 4S/EASST Conference, STS Conference Graz, ABS Europe Conference, EAB-RPC). She has been acting as an ethics expert for the European Research Executive Agency evaluating research projects within the framework of the Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programmes.